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FTSE 100 risers: Imperial up on court ruling 

Jump to full article: ShareCast(uk), 2005-05-31

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Imperial Tobacco moved up the FTSE 100 leaderboard today as it won the first UK smoking court case.

Margaret McTear brought a £500,000 case against Imperial after her husband died of lung cancer at the age of 48. She blamed glamorous advertising for the start of his habit, which increased to 60-a-day, though the Court ruled that the public were well aware of the health risks of smoking in 1964, when McTear started.

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